odd-bod

plural odd-bods

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of odd bod.

   The college remains an odd-bod among the campus buildings.

   2005, Henry Pollack, The accidental developer, →ISBN, page 235

   5 more examples

   ...triple proper, triple improper, Becket, mescolanza, double mescolanza, set dances for 2 couples, 3 couples (triplets), for 4, 5, 6, 8 or 12 couples (and more), double circle, Sicilian Circle, double Sicilian circle, Circassian circle, 3 face 3, double couple (or Tempest), 4 couples with an extra person (odd-bod) at one end of the line, plus other formations not listed here.

   1998, The American Dance Circle - Volumes 19-20, page 31

   The leading protagonist at chess was an odd-bod by the name of Henry John, John being the American for something else and I sometimes wonder how right they are.

   2006, Raymond Brown, Jason Tune, Sex, Drugs and Northern Soul, →ISBN, page 31

   Aren't you going to thank me for getting rid of the odd-bod?

   2011, The Shrink from Planet Zob: Psychiatry for a Mad World, →ISBN

   I've known Ernie since we were kids; always a bit of an odd-bod, but he's completely harmless.

   2013, Brian Bailie, Bowen Bailie, Raising a Smile for Northern Ireland Children's Hospice, →ISBN

   The irregular 'odd-bod' spellings can be challenging, and can be taught using the Fernald method or with menemonics as an aide-memoire.

   2014, Philomena Ott, How to Manage Spelling Successfully, →ISBN, page 220